According to this article , Bob Geldof is attempting to organize a re-record of the legendary Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band album with notable bands covering all of the songs. And yes, U2 is on the list.

Does anyone else cringe at the mere thought?

I’ll admit, I’m not a fan of covers in general, but doing something like this ‘in honor’ of the LP’s 40th anniversary seems like somewhat of a musical roast, even with great musicians such as our boys on board.

Remember when Geldof tried to update “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” a few years back without Sting, Simon LeBon, Boy George, etc.? It was a disaster. Even Bono’s part, which was sung again by Bono, didn’t capture the magic of the original recording and left a bad aftertaste in our mouths.

I say if Geldof wants to give props to The Fab Four on this monumental anniversary, he should let Sir George Martin have a stab at re-mixing the original (as the “Love” album he recently did for the Vegas show came out beautifully) or have Paul McCartney do a special live performance with Ringo on drums and play the album start to finish.

Or maybe he should let it be.